Iranian Nukes are for Deterrence
To Insure the next war is Conventional
Iran, Syria and Allies don’t want nuclear War
But Arabs and Persians want a conventional War
October 10, 2008
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
I have contended for 34 years that the Middle East war is inevitable and that it will be conventional, not nuclear.
The primary purpose of having nuclear weapons is to prevent nations having them not to launch theirs against you. If a nation does not have them they are at the mercy of all who do. The fear of Iran developing nuclear weapons has never been of any concern to me, nor has the outbreak of an inevitable conventional war in the Middle East.
I look forward with great anticipation of the fulfillment of prophecy by its beginning, and of the coming of Messiah’s Second Advent, which ends it at Armageddon. It is not a death wish, it is quite the contrary – It’s the beginning of a great millennial life
for all believers on this present earth in new bodies. My attitude toward all the worry induced by all the trouble generated by nukes, war, politics, and financial crisis is really quite simple, and more than adequately calmed by the words of Jesus to his disciples in a time when they were troubled.
These words have been sufficient to carry me through Vietnam and all the other crisis periods in my life.
Mark 6:50-52 – For they all saw him, and were troubled.
And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
[51] And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
[52] For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
These are the words of Jesus which have been guiding my life for a very long time, and they are available for all believers:
BE OF GOOD CHEER: IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID.
Having Mark’s account of this event, I have considered the miracle of the loaves, and believe anyone who could perform this act and calm the winds of the sea, doesn’t want me to be troubled about nukes and the next Middle East war. He does want me to be concerned about my day to day life lived by faith, while seeking the kingdom of God in the midst of the evil faced each day by his grace.
Matthew 6:33,34 – But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. [34] Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Begin Excerpt from DEBKAfile
Israeli has 3-6 months to hit Iran’s nuclear sites if Moscow sells Tehran S-300 systems
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
October 7, 2008, 11:39 AM (GMT+02:00)
Russian military experts calculate that the window for an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities will shrink to 3-6 months if Moscow sells Iran (and Syria) the sophisticated S-300 system for guarding those sites against air, missile or cruise missile attack. DEBKAfile’s Moscow sources report that Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert failed in the key missions of his Moscow trip to persuade Russian leaders to discuss Tehran’s nuclear weapons program and to refrain from selling this advanced weapon to Iran and Syria.
President Dmitiry Medvedev’s bureau issued a noncommittal statement Tuesday, Oct. 7, saying that his talks with Olmert were “an exchange of opinion on threats, including terrorism and nonproliferation.” The word “nuclear” was avoided.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who the prime minister met Monday, trotted out the standard Russia claim that Moscow had no definite information that Iran is developing a nuclear weapon and is against tougher sanctions.
Prime minister Vladimir Putin was unable to see him.
Moscow’s mainstream media came out Tuesday with a rerun of the statement made on Sept.
17 by Anatoly Isaikin, director of the Russian arms exports agency Rosoboronexport, that his firm is in advanced negotiations with Tehran for the sale of the S-300 missiles. However, on Monday, the same firm disowned knowledge of these missiles having been shipped to Iran, although negotiations for their sale were not mentioned.
Konstantin Makiyenko, from the center for strategic and technological analysis think tank in the Russian capital, said these utterances put Israel on notice to stop selling arms to Georgia and training its army.
Moscow does not conceal its intention of selling S-300 missiles to Syria.
A Russian military expert commented: “Our warships if based in Syrian ports will need to be encircled by missile batteries capable of guarding them against air and missile attack.”
According to Russian experts, the system is capable of pinpointing 100 targets and simultaneously intercepting 12 at a distance of 120 km.
Our Russian sources made a point of stressing that Moscow is not subject to embargoes on its foreign arms sales or any international restrictions on supplying defensive weapons to other nations.
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